Nature comes alive for kids
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
KOOWEERUP Community Garden was a place of fun and discovery over the weekend as families got together to explore nature.
Plenty...
The reaction is the icing on the cake
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
BELINDA Hibbert’s cakes are so impressive, you need to see them to believe they’re real.
Among her remarkable portfolio is a...
Rough road for Riley
By LIA SPENCER
*PRECEDE*
Riley Cook was born with a very rare condition where he was unable to swallow. His parents Kim and Glen...
Boy’s a battler
Pakenham boy Riley Cook was born with a very rare condition which affects one in 3500 babies.
He required major surgery shortly after he...
Long wait for fast internet
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
PROPERTIES in the Upper Beaconsfield area may not be connected to the NBN until September of next year, amid calls...
Holidays with hula hoops
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
LET’S get moving.
That was the theme which had legs racing and hearts pumping at a school holiday event in Gembrook...
Grass is always greener
AUTUMN is an ideal time to re-sow old, tired, underperforming paddocks to a new variety of ryegrass in order to capitalise on the warmer...
ABBA dabba doo
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
GOLD the Ultimate ABBA Show is returning with a new concert production celebrating the 40th anniversary of ABBA the album.
The...
Too hot for these cooks
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
TWO people were hospitalised after suffering serious cooking burns, according to Pakenham CFA.
On Wednesday 1 April, a man in his...
Motorists dob in drink driver
A MAN was caught driving more than three times over the legal blood alcohol limit in Berwick on Saturday night.
Casey Highway Patrol caught up...
Titans of table tennis
AROUND 70 members have signed on for regular table tennis sessions at a Beaconsfield community centre - and more are welcome.
David McKay, who has...
Senior birthdays
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PAKENHAM Senior Citizens Centre wishes Barry Carrigg, Nan Short, Pam Bartlett, Faye Chamberlain and Les Jacobs a happy birthday.
To all...
Proud Pumas create history
PAKENHAM PUMAS
History was made on Saturday as Pakenham Pumas Women’s Black etched its name into the club record books, claiming the first ever women’s...
